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Hydrostatick vs Hydrostatics - What's the difference?

hydrostatick | hydrostatics |

As an adjective hydrostatick

is .

As a noun hydrostatics is

(physics) the scientific study of fluids at rest, especially when under pressure.

hydrostatick

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

    • hydrostatics

    English

    (wikipedia hydrostatics)

    Alternative forms

    * hydrostaticks (obsolete)

    Noun

  • (physics) The scientific study of fluids at rest, especially when under pressure.
  • * 1774, Dr Samuel Johnson, Preface to the Works of the English Poets , J. Nichols, Volume II, Page 30,
    • "to estimate his skill in hydrostatistics or astronomy; ..."

    Related terms

    * statics

    Derived terms

    * hydrostatic

    See also

    * hydrodynamics